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TrojanSpy:Win32/Sneepy.A is a trojan that collects sensitive information for an attacker.
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TrojanSpy:Win32/Sneepy.A is a trojan that collects sensitive information for an attacker.
Installation
TrojanSpy:Win32/Sneepy.A creates the following files on an affected computer:
%windir%\jds32.exe
c:\documents and settings\administrator\application data\adobe\acrobat\8.0\usercache.bin
c:\documents and settings\administrator\local settings\application data\adobe\acrobat\8.0\updater\updater.log
c:\documents and settings\administrator\local settings\temp\7.tmp\pdf.ico
c:\documents and settings\administrator\local settings\temp\7.tmp\pla.bat
c:\documents and settings\administrator\local settings\temp\7.tmp\pla.pdf
c:\documents and settings\administrator\local settings\temp\7.tmp\screeny.exe
Payload
Modifies system settings
TrojanSpy:Win32/Sneepy.A hides the 'Show hidden files and folders' option in the 'Folders Options' menu in Windows Explorer by making the following registry modification:
Adds value: "CheckedValue" With data: "0" To subkey: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL
Contacts remote host
The malware may contact a remote host at 178.162.236.40 using port 80. Commonly, malware may contact a remote host for the following purposes:
To report a new infection to its author
To receive configuration or other data
To download and execute arbitrary files (including updates or additional malware)
To receive instruction from a remote attacker
To upload data taken from the affected computer
This malware description was produced and published using our automated analysis system's examination of file SHA1 2b67a7ab56dd5d4b9f525ad4e252af34d7d4ea69.
The following system changes may indicate the presence of this malware:
The presence of the following files:
%windir%\jds32.exe c:\documents and settings\administrator\application data\adobe\acrobat\8.0\usercache.bin c:\documents and settings\administrator\local settings\application data\adobe\acrobat\8.0\updater\updater.log c:\documents and settings\administrator\local settings\temp\7.tmp\pdf.ico c:\documents and settings\administrator\local settings\temp\7.tmp\pla.bat c:\documents and settings\administrator\local settings\temp\7.tmp\pla.pdf c:\documents and settings\administrator\local settings\temp\7.tmp\screeny.exe
The presence of the following registry modifications:
Adds value: "CheckedValue" With data: "0" To subkey: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL
